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NY: Central New York man boasts on Facebook after killing deer, now faces $11,500 in fines

January 8, 2018

From David Figura, Syracuse.com

A Central New York man was recently charged with 11 different
offenses under the state's Environmental Conservation Law and faces
fines of up to $11,500 for illegally shooting three bucks with a bow
and a crossbow.

Two of the deer were reportedly killed in his backyard over bait.

The case first came to attention of DEC officers after Dean P.
Brutcher Jr., 34 of DeWitt, boasted on three Facebook posts about
killing two, 8-point bucks during the archery season, according to
the DEC. A state hunting license only allows a hunter to take one
buck during the archery season.

The town of DeWitt is among those Central New York suburban
communities with excessive numbers of deer. The latest counts show
the community has about 100 deer per square mile - at least five
times the normal eight to 20 per square mile, according to figures
from the state College of Environmental Science and Forestry, DeWitt
officials said.

An investigation into Brutcher's Facebook posts was initiated by
state Environmental Conservation Officer Don Damrath. As Damrath was
attempting to locate Brutcher, the man posted a photo of a third
buck taken on his Facebook page, the biggest of the three deer.

The ECO caught up with Brutcher at his home "late in the evening (on
Dec. 22) and the man produced three, 8-point racks to go along with
a poorly concocted story about how and where he killed the deer."

According to the DEC, "ECO Damrath determined two of the three
deer were killed over bait in the backyard of the man's house in a
nearby suburban neighborhood. One of the bucks was taken with a
crossbow during the archery only season, and one of the bucks was
never tagged. None of the deer were reported."

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